‘Get it off, get it off!’: Parrot bombs Australian reporter preparing to go on-camera

A reporter from Australia’s Channel 9 got a fright on Tuesday when a parrot decided to land on her shoulder as she was preparing to go live.

Brittney Kleyn was standing in front of Southport Courthouse on the Gold Coast when the South American parrot named Lola caused her to panic.

Kleyn’s cameraman came to the rescue and removed the unexpected guest, which had apparently escaped from its owner Michelle Mills.

WATCH: Parrot that terrified Aussie reporter reunited with owner

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Lola and her owner Mills were reunited on Wednesday, after viewers saw the clip on the news.

Kleyn posted on her Twitter page that she was “so happy” that she had reunited the missing parrot with its owners, joking that she and the bird were “now besties”.